Rupert - ThunderPants Trailer

[GulPlum]

At 20:43 10/03/03 , Steve wrote:

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>Rupert is outrageous and totally over the top. It would be worth
>seeing the movie just to see his wacky performance.

There's actually not *THAT* much of Rupert in Thunderpants - he is, after 
all (again) the sidekick character.

It is true, though, that he has lots of opportunities to go WAY, WAY over 
the top. Although there is one nice sequence done for sentiment rather than 
laughs when he and his friend find each other after the friend goes 
searching for him (literally) all around the world. Other than that, it's 
very much a two-dimensional character which requires a caricature rather 
than a performance.

The character's language is very different from Ron's (the character is, 
after all, a certified genius), and he spouts multi-syllable words which 
considerably more aplomb than Emma manages in CoS. Quite possibly my 
favourite line sums up the entire film: when he unveils the Thunderpants to 
his friend, he says, "I have managed to harness the full potential of your 
flatulence".

--
GulPlum AKA Richard, who thought Thunderpants was far too silly for words 
and only vaguely amusing. Not worth the full price of the DVD.